Category: Mumbai

Affordable Housing

State Government to soon unite housing bodies to speed up affordable housing projects.

December 26, 2019

The Maharashtra Government plans to bring the various agencies responsible for affordable housing schemes under a single umbrella. Sources indicate that the Government is considering bringing the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and others to urban development services in order to streamline and speed up affordable housing projects. While […]

State Government to soon unite housing bodies to speed up affordable housing projects.more
Maharashtra RERA Rules in Place to Protect Homebuyers from May 1

MahaRERA issued recovery warrants of Rs 24 crore against Nirmal Developers.

December 24, 2019

Nearly 10 months after MahaRERA issued Rs 24 Crore recovery warrants against Nirmal Developers after they failed to repay 80 home buyers in Mulund for Nirmal Olympia project, the buyers’ money have yet to be refunded. Homebuyers are now stuck in the blame for the recovery battle between Tehsil officials (who conduct the recovery process) […]

MahaRERA issued recovery warrants of Rs 24 crore against Nirmal Developers.more
Prestige logo

Prestige Estates approved a preferential issue of GIC investment worth Rs 430 crore.

Singapore’s GIC Sovereign Fund invests about Rs 430 crore in Prestige Estates by way of a preferential issue of equity shares. In a regulatory filing, Prestige said that the GIC investment company Gamnat Pte will procure the company’s 13.4 million Bengaluru equity shares at Rs 323.22 per share. The Gamnat preferential issue has already been […]

Prestige Estates approved a preferential issue of GIC investment worth Rs 430 crore.more
Mumbai

MMR realty stands at $8.7 billion under loan severe stress, that is 25% of the total loan advances.

December 23, 2019

About $8.7 billion, which constitutes 25%, is under severe strain at the moment from the sum of $35 billion loan advances offered to developers within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The ANAROCK property consultancy study showed that this is around twice the total loan stress in the National Capital Region (NCR) of $4.3 billion. The […]

MMR realty stands at $8.7 billion under loan severe stress, that is 25% of the total loan advances.more
DHFL

DHFL administrator issued debt settlement- receives Rs 1.2 lakh crore claims from creditors.

December 21, 2019

The Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) administrator allegedly issued total debt settlement demands of about Rs 1.2 lakh crore from creditors after the RBI referred debt settlement to the indebted Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC). “The lenders have filed their claims including debenture holders, secured lenders and depositors. So far the amount is about Rs 1.2 […]

DHFL administrator issued debt settlement- receives Rs 1.2 lakh crore claims from creditors.more
Buying property in Abroad

Suntech Realty sells 125 houses in just 18 days of launch, generating Rs 200 cr of revenue.

December 19, 2019

Sunteck Realty, a real estate company, said on Wednesday that 125 out of 225 newly launched Mumbai apartments had been sold generating over Rs 200 crore. “Sunteck Realty launched its first-tower consisting 225 apartments in 4th SunteckCity Avenue with an overwhelming response, and in 18 days from launch (in less than three weeks) they already […]

Suntech Realty sells 125 houses in just 18 days of launch, generating Rs 200 cr of revenue.more
Housing ICRA predicts overall real estate inventory to decrease by 40-60%.

The price difference between under-construction and ready-to-move homes decreases to 3-7%.

December 18, 2019

According to property consultancy firm Anarock, in 2019, the price gap between ready-to-move-in (RTM) and under-construction (UC) homes has fallen to mere 3–7% in the top seven cities. There is a decline in the price differential between the two categories year on year. The difference in 2018 was around 5-9%, but in 2017 it was […]

The price difference between under-construction and ready-to-move homes decreases to 3-7%.more
Keppel Land and Rustomjee Group

Keppel Land and Rustomjee Group have entered into a joint venture to construct a 51.4 hectare integrated Urbania township in Mumbai.

December 17, 2019

Keppel Land, based in Singapore, has established a joint venture with the Rustomjee Group through its wholly-owned subsidiary, with the aim to develop the 51.4-hectare integrated Urbania township of Thane in the Mumbai region, a company statement said. Keppel Land is set to buy a 49% stake for over Rs 400 crore in the joint […]

Keppel Land and Rustomjee Group have entered into a joint venture to construct a 51.4 hectare integrated Urbania township in Mumbai.more
Dream house

Important amenities that a tenant should check before renting a house.

December 13, 2019

A common dilemma for prospective tenants when searching for a home on rent is to determine what amenities are necessary and based on that what rental amount of the house should be. “The facilities close to one’s home in metropolitan cities could be costly and only accessible through annual membership. Most people, therefore, prefer basic projects […]

Important amenities that a tenant should check before renting a house.more